UNPAID OVERTIME AS AN INDEX OF EMPLOYERS’ RELATIVE POWER (p.185-204) ![[Fichier PDF]](images/pdf.png) |
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| Alexis IOANNIDES , DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE |
| Stavros MAVROUDEAS, UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA |
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| Keywords : Unpaid overtime, Overtime, Part-time work, Greece, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract |
| Unpaid overtime is a currently increasing phenomenon. It signifies a tendency for increasing work-time in developed economies that takes place contrary to the rights and wishes of the workers; at least at a first glance. The increasing significance of unpaid overtime creates also serious analytical problems for mainstream economic theories given that they deny the possibility of it being involuntary. A study of the determinants of unpaid overtime clarifies the causes of its occurrence. This study highlights elements that reinforce the idea that unpaid overtime is the result of pressure from the part of employers, particularly in times of economic crisis and high unemployment. |
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